The Washington critic., 1887-09-21
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

. - Mrs. Geo. Giddings OF this city died at
Rockville sunday from an overdose of chic
raj.
e AT meeting Of the Washington Zou-
aves last night constitution and bylaws
were adopted and committee appointed TO
secure an armory.
The Industrial Temporary Home, at
No. POS street, was dedicated last even
ing. The work OF the home was explained
in brief addresses by DR.. Reyburn, the
president, and others.
An alteration took place between Dorsey
Moulton and George Armstead, both colored,
In Clicks alley last night. The customary
stabbiDg ensued, and Moulton was taken to
the Freedmen's Hospital to have serious
wound In the side attended to. Armstead
made his escape.
The extra freight train that arrived In
this city about 4:3O o'clock this morning on
the b. and p. Road had on board Thomas
Hsnlin, % years old, who fell from train
He was sent to Providence Hospital by
Officers Wheelock and Stewart.
West Washington.
Shipments from mines Cumberland
coal region, for week ended September II,
were Gs, 1876 tons; for the year to date, 2, 49,
160 tons, being an increase Of 6l0 056tons over
last year. The coal was carried as follows
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, week, 4S, 1888
tons; year, l, 1872 ,203 tons; increase, j32, 40 1
tons. Canal, week, 0,is7 tons; year, 1884,
0i6 tons; increase, 14,363 tons. Pennsyl-
yania Railroad, week, l0,4l5 tons; year,
i4,S2O tons; Increase, 62,s9I tons.
Thomas Bowlden, q colored youth,
tried to clean out Georgetown with an old
revolver last night, but struck a stump in
the shape of Oflicer Burrows, who put him
away TO cool off.
-LeaDna Campbell, colored woman OF
uusavory reputation, was locked up at the
station yesterday.
"A colored resident of Coopershop
alley named Jesse Brown took on little
more than he could comfortably carry yes
terday and tried to beat his Wife. He was
put In the cooler.
-Gcorgetown was very lively yesterday
Eleven arrests.
Fillmore sullivan got drunk aud tried
to give his trotter little fast work on
High street. officer Walsh took him IN.
The married and single men crossed
bats at Olympic Park yesterday. The YER
dict was "A to II in favor of the Benedicts.
The canal-boat David Knode, with 1 300
bushels OF wheat for j. q, & j. NJ. Waters,
arrived this morning.
Levi d. Burrows, living near Tenley-
town, died al 10 O'Clock last night after a
long Illness, in the +Jth year of his age. The
decease1 was one Of the hest known aud
most hikhly respected farmers In this sec
tion. The funeral will take place to,mor
row at o'clock, and the interment b,
made at the farm.
-TempeTature and condition Of water a
"a. M: Great Falls, temperature, 20; condi
tion, 30; receiving reservoir, temperature
72; copditlon at north connection, 81; u
south connection, 80; distributing reservoir
temperature, II; condition at inhuent gate
house, SO, condition at eilluent gate
house, 30.
East Washington.
Miles Leila Herndon OF stafford County
Va, has been visiting the Misses Tindall a
their residence, 022 Pennsylvania avenue
east for some time past, and during he
stay has msde numerous host OF friends
Lieutenant Berry aud wife have re
turned to the Navy-Hard from Berkele!
Springs.
MIR. Thomas Dobbyn, the genial ant
popular young druggist Of East Washing